For more than 70 years, Leonard Cheshire has been supporting disabled people. In the UK and around the world, the organisation works with partners to open doors to opportunity and break down barriers that deny disabled people their basic rights.

Focusing especially on education, employment and independent living, Leonard Cheshire advocates for disability rights with, and build the capacity of, individuals and Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs), conducts research and generate evidence to create persuasive insight and influence decision-makers to drive change.

Leonard Cheshire also provides advice and expertise on disability while working with disabled people to make sure policy development and implementation processes have disabled people’s voices at their core.